Department of Energy, Mines and Resources 

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Exploration

Below are some key locations to find references and resources for explorationists:


EMR Library
Aerial photos  1:10 000 to 1:40 000 scale; hard copies available through the National Air Photo Library in Ottawa, Ontario
Anvil Range Exploration Records field notebooks; sample location maps; assay results; manual describing the records
Mineral Assessment Reports available in PDF format online or microfiche and paper copies in-house
Skyline Air Photo Locator interactive online map showing air photo locations; manual


Geomatics Yukon: free Yukon-scale GIS data layers available for download
Base information Base information such as rivers, lakes and contours at various map scales
Boundaries Yukon border
Elevation Shaded relief & Digital Elevation Models (DEMs)
Environment Parks & protected areas, trapping & outfitter concessions, game management areas
Fire Fire history
First Nations Traditional territories
Forestry  Forest inventory
Geology Bedrock geology, fold, contacts, faults, mineral occurrences, regional stream geochemistry, geochronology, geochemical provinces
Imagery Selected satellite imagery
Lands & Agriculture Agricultural land applications & dispositions, land applications & dispositions
Mining Quartz & placer claims, coal licenses & leases, district boundaries, placer baselines, mineral indices
Oil & Gas Well locations, dispositions, seismic lines, basins, grid
Transportation Road network
Wildlife Wildlife key area


Mining
Coal information legislation; environmental assessment & permitting; links
Hard Rock (Quartz) Mining information legislation; guidelines; environmental assessment & permitting; links
Incentive Programs Assay Coupon program; Fuel Tax exemption; YMIP; MPERG 
Infrastructure Map electrical and other infrastructure available in PDF format online
Mining Acts quartz & placer mining acts
Placer (Gold) Mining information legislation; guidelines; environmental assessment & permitting; links
Staking Guides quartz & placer claim staking guides
Yukon Land Status Map protected & settlement lands map available in PDF format online


Mining Recorder
Claim Maps quartz & placer claim maps available in PDF format online or purchased through the Mining Recorder's office 
Grant applications & forms quartz & placer grant applications; related forms
Interactive Mining Claim Map interactive quartz & placer map online
Mining Claims Database searchable claim data online


Natural Resources Canada
Geology Maps & Publications (GEOSCAN) Geological Survey of Canada; 1:250 000 scale for most of the Yukon 
Geophysics: regional aeromagnetic data interactive online map; digital data available for download
Geophysics: regional gravity data interactive online map; digital data available for download
Geophysics: regional radioactivity data interactive online map; digital data available for download
Geoscience Data Repository (GDR) collection of GIS and digital datasets; free to download 
MIRAGE Map Image Rendering Database for Geoscience; scanned, georeferenced Geological Survey of Canada maps 
Regional Silt Geochemistry maps & data available through Geoscience Information and Sales office
Seismic & magnetotelluric data interactive online map; digital data available for download
Topographic Maps & GIS data 1:250 000 & 1:50 000 paper maps available at Mac's Fireweed Books (Whitehorse); GIS data available online


Yukon Geological Survey
Bedrock Geology Maps 1:50 000 scale; available through Geoscience Information and Sales office
Bedrock Mapping studies bedrock mapping studies for selected regions
Current Projects information on current mapping & research projects; updated annually 
Geology information general geological information for education and outreach
MapMaker Online interactive geology map; includes mining claims, regional silt geochemistry and regional geophysics
Metallogeny studies overviews, in-depth descriptions and a list of resources for selected metallogenic regions
Mineral Assessment studies mineral assessment studies for regions in the Yukon
Petroleum studies petroleum-related studies for selected regions
Surficial Geology Maps available through Geoscience Information and Sales office
Surficial & Placer studies surficial geology & placer studies for selected regions